Puccini
In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage "Turandot," Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.
Cast
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Robert Stephens
Played Giacomo Puccini
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Virginia McKenna
Played Elvira
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Judith Howarth
Played Doria / Liu
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Robert Urquhart
Played Doria's Father
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Bill Fraser
Played Fucini, the Lawyer
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William Squire
Played Giacchi, the Doctor
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Peter Woodthorpe
Played Umberto Manfredi
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Andrew Cruickshank
Played Father Michelucci
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Phil McCall
Played Gnicche
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Rupert Graves
Played Tonio
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Ronald Pickup
Played Giulio Ricordi
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